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314.0000 Family Malpighiaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 252 (1789), nom. cons.
ca. 75 genera, ca. 1400 spp., two thirds in tropical America. Phylogeny: de Almeida et al. (2024)
Species listed in database: 1466; hybrids: 2
314.2102 Genus Acridocarpus Guill., Perr. & A.Rich.; Fl. Seneg. Tent. 1: 123, t. 29 (1832)
Distribution: Tropical Africa, Madagascar (1) to Arabian Peninsula, New Caledonia (1)
Species listed in database: 34
= Anomalopterys G.Don; Gen. Hist. 1: 647 (1831)
= Rhinopterys Nied.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 4: 352 (1896)
species :
Acridocarpus adenophorus A.Juss.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 13: 271 (1840), et Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 487 (1843)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Acridocarpus adenophorus var. porantherus A.Juss.; Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 488 (1843)
= Acridocarpus humblotii Baill.; Hist. Phys. Madagascar [Grandidier], Atlas, t. 267 (1894)
= Anomalopterys adenophora (A.Juss.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 87 (1891)
species :
Acridocarpus alopecurus Sprague; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 185 (1909)
Distribution: SE-Kenya; E-Tanzania
25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Acridocarpus alopecurus subsp. glaber Nied.; Arbeiten Bot. Inst. Königl. Lyceums Hosianum Braunsberg 7: 14 (1921)
= Acridocarpus alopecurus subsp. pubescens Nied.; Arbeiten Bot. Inst. Königl. Lyceums Hosianum Braunsberg 7: 14 (1921)
= Acridocarpus alopecurus var. machaeropterus Nied.; Arbeiten Bot. Inst. Königl. Lyceums Hosianum Braunsberg 7: 14 (1921)
species :
Acridocarpus alternifolius (Schumach. & Thonn.) Nied.; Arbeiten Bot. Inst. Königl. Lyceums Hosianum Braunsberg 6: 53 (1915), et 7: 11 (1921)
Distribution: Sierra Leone; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Benin; W-Nigeria
22 BEN GHA IVO NGA SIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Acridocarpus corymbosus Hook.f.; Icon. Pl. 8: t. 774 (1848)
= Acridocarpus guineensis A.Juss.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 13: 271 (1840)
= Anomalopterys corymbosa (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 87 (1891)
= Malpighia alternifolia Schumach. & Thonn.; Beskr. Guin. Pl. [Schumacher] 222 (1827)
species :
Acridocarpus austrocaledonicus Baill.; Adansonia 11: 248 (1873 publ. 1876)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Acridocarpus alexandrinae Planch. ex Nied.; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.141, Heft 93 (Malpigh.): 262 (1928)
species :
Acridocarpus ballyi Launert; Bol. Soc. Brot. 53: 164 (1980)
Distribution: Kenya
25 KEN
species :
Acridocarpus camerunensis Nied.; Arbeiten Bot. Inst. Königl. Lyceums Hosianum Braunsberg 6: 52 (1915), et 7: 19 (1921)
Distribution: SW-Cameroon; Gabon
23 CMN GAB
Conservation Status: IUCN VU (Cameroon)
species :
Acridocarpus chevalieri Sprague; J. Bot. [Morot], Ser. 2, 3: 24 (1909)
Distribution: SW-Mali; Burkina Faso; Ghana
22 BKN GHA MLI
species :
Acridocarpus chloropterus Oliv.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 1: 279 (1868)
Distribution: E-Tanzania; S-Malawi; N-Mozambique
25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Anomalopterys chloroptera (Oliv.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 87 (1891)
species :
Acridocarpus congestus Launert; Kew Bull. 19: 349 (1965)
Distribution: E-Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Acridocarpus congolensis Sprague; J. Bot. 44: 203 (1906)
Distribution: Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Cabinda; W-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; NW-Angola
23 CAB CMN CON ZAI 26 ANG
Conservation Status: IUCN NT (Cameroon)
Synonyms: hidden
= Acridocarpus laurentii De Wild.; Miss. Em. Laurent 1: 237 (1906)
species :
Acridocarpus excelsus A.Juss.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 13: 271 (1840), et Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 489 (1843)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Acridocarpus excelsus subsp. bojeri Arènes; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 48 (1945)
= Acridocarpus excelsus subsp. parvifolius Arènes; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 52 (1945)
= Acridocarpus excelsus subsp. perrieri Arènes; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 49 (1945)
= Acridocarpus excelsus subsp. sakenensis Arènes; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 51 (1945)
= Acridocarpus excelsus var. grandidieri Arènes; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 52 (1945)
= Acridocarpus excelsus var. isalensis Arènes; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 49 (1945)
= Acridocarpus excelsus var. lamii Arènes; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 53 (1945)
= Acridocarpus excelsus var. petalislaceris O.Hoffm.; Sert. Pl. Madagasc. 8 (1881)
= Acridocarpus excelsus var. vohipolakensis Arènes; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 50 (1945)
= Anomalopterys excelsa (A.Juss.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 87 (1891)
= Banisteria arborea Bojer ex A.Juss.; Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 489 (1843)
species :
Acridocarpus glaucescens Engl.; Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 9: 253 (1902)
Distribution: SE-Ethiopia; S-Somalia; NE-Kenya
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Acridocarpus ferrugineus Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36(2): 250 (1905)
= Acridocarpus glaucescens var. ferrugineus (Engl.) Launert; Kew Bull. 19: 352 (1965)
= Acridocarpus glaucescens var. graniticus Fiori; Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1915: 49 (1915)
= Acridocarpus graniticus (Fiori) G.Giord.; Agric. Colon. 34: ? (1940)
species :
Acridocarpus humbertii Arènes; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 15: 4 (1955)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Acridocarpus katangensis De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 4, 27 (1903)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Acridocarpus rufescens Hutch.; Botanist S. Afr. 520 (1946), in adnot.
species :
Acridocarpus longifolius (G.Don) Hook.f.; Niger Fl. [W.J.Hooker] 244 (1849)
Distribution: Liberia; Ivory Coast; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Principe Isl.; São Tomé; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Cabinda; W-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; NW-Angola
22 IVO LBR NGA 23 BIO CAB CMN CON EQG GAB PRI SAO ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Acridocarpus brevipetiolatus Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36(2): 252 (1905)
= Acridocarpus ledermannii Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43(5): 382 (1909)
= Acridocarpus longifolius f. brevialatus R.Wilczek; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 25: 307 (1955)
= Acridocarpus plagiopterus var. cavanillesii (A.Juss.) Sprague
= Acridocarpus rudis De Wild. & T.Durand; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 38(1. Compt. Rend.): 28 (1899)
= Acridocarpus smeathmanii var. dusenii Engl.
= Anomalopterys longifolia G.Don; Gen. Hist. 1: 647 (1831)
species :
Acridocarpus macrocalyx Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 250 (1905)
Distribution: Togo; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Gabon; NE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]
22 NGA TOG 23 BIO CMN GAB ZAI
Conservation Status: IUCN NT (Cameroon)
species :
Acridocarpus mayumbensis Gonç. & Launert; Garcia de Orta, Ser. Bot. 6(1-2): 141 (1984)
Distribution: Cabinda
23 CAB
species :
Acridocarpus monodii Arènes & P.Jaeger ex Birnbaum & J.Florence; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 27(2): 236 (2005)
Distribution: Mali
22 MLI
Synonyms: hidden
= Acridocarpus monodii Arènes & Jaeger; Compt. Rend. IVe Reun. Plen. AETFAT, 367 (1962)
species :
Acridocarpus natalitius A.Juss.; Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 486 (1843)
Distribution: Zambia; Zimbabwe; S-Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Acridocarpus natalitius var. obtusus Nied.; Arbeiten Bot. Inst. Königl. Lyceums Hosianum Braunsberg 7: 9 (1921)
= Acridocarpus reticulatus Burtt Davy; Man. Pl. Transvaal [Burtt Davy] 1: 36 (1926)
= Anomalopterys natalitia (A.Juss.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 87 (1891)
= Banisteria kraussiana Hochst.; Flora 27(1): 296 (1844)
variant :
var. linearifolius Launert; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 35: 32 (1961)
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Acridocarpus pondoensis Engl.; Veg. Erde [Engler & Drude] 9 (Pflanzenw. Afr.) 3(1): 830 (1915)
species :
Acridocarpus oppositifolius R.Vig. & Humbert ex Arènes; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 61 (1945)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Acridocarpus orientalis A.Juss.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 13: 271 (1840), et Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 488 (1843)
Distribution: NE-Somalia; United Arab Emirates; Oman (Dhofar, Mascat & Oman)
24 SOM 35 OMA UAE
Synonyms: hidden
= Anomalopterys orientalis (A.Juss.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 87 (1891)
species :
Acridocarpus pauciglandulosus Launert; Kew Bull. 19: 350 (1965)
Distribution: E-Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Acridocarpus natalitius var. acuminatus Nied.; Arbeiten Bot. Inst. Königl. Lyceums Hosianum Braunsberg 7: 8 (1921)
species :
Acridocarpus perrieri Arènes; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 58 (1945), in Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 185 (1946), descr. ampl.
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Acridocarpus plagiopterus Guill. & Perr.; Fl. Seneg. Tent. 1(4): 123, t. 29 (1831)
Distribution: Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Cameroon
22 GNB GUI IVO LBR SIE 23 CMN
Synonyms: hidden
= Acridocarpus hirundo S.Moore; J. Bot. 18: 1 (1880)
= Anomalopterys obovata G.Don; Gen. Hist. 1: 647 (1831)
species :
Acridocarpus prasinus Exell; J. Bot. 65(Suppl. 1): 51 (1927)
Distribution: Cabinda; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; NW-Angola
23 CAB ZAI 25 UGA 26 ANG
species :
Acridocarpus smeathmannii (DC.) Guill. & Perr.; Fl. Seneg. Tent. 1: 124 (1831)
Distribution: Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]
22 BEN GHA GNB GUI LBR NGA SIE TOG 23 CMN CON GAB ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Acridocarpus goossensii De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 1: 233 (1922)
= Anomalopterys smeathmannii (DC.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 87 (1891)
= Anomalopterys spicata G.Don; Gen. Hist. 1: 647 (1831)
= Heteropterys smeathmanni DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 1: 592 (1824)
species :
Acridocarpus socotranus Oliv.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 25: t. 2433 (1896)
Distribution: Soqotra
24 SOC
species :
Acridocarpus spectabilis (Nied.) Doorn-Hoekm.; Acta Bot. Neerl. 24(1): 74 (1975)
Distribution: Senegal; Gambia; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; W-Mali; Ghana; Togo; Benin
22 BEN GAM GHA GNB GUI MLI SEN TOG
Synonyms: hidden
= Acridocarpus hemicyclopterus Sprague; J. Bot. 44: 205 (1906)
= Acridocarpus kerstingii Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 383 (1909)
= Rhinopterys angustifolia Sprague; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922: 194 (1922)
= Rhinopterys kerstingii (Engl.) Nied.; Arbeiten Bot. Inst. Königl. Lyceums Hosianum Braunsberg 7: 20 (1921)
= Rhinopterys spectabilis Nied.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 4: 853 (1896)
= Rhinopterys spectabilis subsp. angustifolia (Sprague) Nied.; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.141, Heft 93 (Malpigh.): 281 (1928)
species :
Acridocarpus staudtii (Engl.) Engl. ex Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 1: 271 (1928)
Distribution: W-Cameroon
23 CMN
Conservation Status: IUCN CR (Cameroon)
Synonyms: hidden
= Acridocarpus smeathmannii var. staudtii Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 251 (1905)
species :
Acridocarpus taitensis Mwadime, Ngumbau & Q.Luke; Phytotaxa 435(1): 82 (2020)
Distribution: Kenya
25 KEN
species :
Acridocarpus ugandensis Sprague; J. Bot. 44: 204 (1906)
Distribution: South Sudan; SW-Ethiopia; NE-Tanzania
24 ETH SSU 25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Acridocarpus scheffleri Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 251 (1905)
species :
Acridocarpus vanderystii R.Wilczek; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 25: 306 (1955)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; W-D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 CON ZAI
species :
Acridocarpus vivy Arènes; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 59 (1945)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Acridocarpus vivy var. eglandulosus Arènes; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 61 (1945)
= Acridocarpus vivy var. glandulifer Arènes; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 60 (1945)
species :
Acridocarpus zanzibaricus A.Juss.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 13: 271 (1840), et Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 485, t. 15 (1843)
Distribution: S-Somalia; SE-Kenya; E-Tanzania (incl. Pemba Isl.); Zanzibar
24 SOM 25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Acridocarpus zanzibarensis Chiov.; Fl. Somala 2: 44 (1932)
= Acridocarpus zanzibaricus var. brachyphyllus Chiov.; Fl. Somala 2: 42 (1932)
= Anomalopterys zanzibarica (A.Juss.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 87 (1891)
= Banisteria zanzibarica Bojer ex G.Don; Hort. Brit. [Loudon] 182 (1830)
= Banisteria zanzibarica Bojer ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 184 (1841)
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